Split pulley



Nov. 22, 1927. v

L. ROUAN ET SPLIT PULLEY Filed Feb. 10, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet. l

/NveNraR Nov. 22, 1927.

L. ROUANET SPLIT P ULLEY Filed Feb. l0, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 24 Fic,

Ff@ .s FIM Hq? l. Rowe/mei' y Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

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Louis RQUANET..0F WRX-BORT, .FRANCE AssIGNoR To COMPAGNIE DArrLIcATloNs. MECANIQUES, oF Y.1v-.RY.-ronrf, FRANCE, ,A ,FRENCH coMrANY.

srizrrv PULLEY;

The Apresent.; invention concerns split pulleys comprising :sa hub partlor lmember:.used for.Y securingfthe pulley -fjonto `theshaf-t;l a rim V'or equivalent-apart;o-rmember; connecting mea-nswsuchfl as arms;-.spoleS-,--d1scs,

etc.=, disposed-bet-ween 'saidf 'hubfl-and frim Y parts 1' andan vtouter band' in v one -o'r 1 Vseveral sections,'-receivingthe belt and vassembling the constituent-partisfof -th'efpulley' The-inventionfhassfor its object improvements in the method of securing the outer band to the body of the pulley, which improvements are mainly characterized in that tongues, ears or the like are punched, stamped or otherwise formed on the outer band; in order to secure same in circular and axial directions relative to the pulley body. Y

Other features will appear more clearly from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: 1 Y 1 v Fig.y 1 is a side elevation of a pulley con'- structed according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a diametrical section taken along the line A-A of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial plan (viewed from the inside) showing the method of securing the band to the pulley body.A

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line B--B in Fig. 3.

Y Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Figs. 3

and 4, of an alternative construction.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 4, of another alternative construction. Figs. 8 to- 10 illustrate a method of securing the outer band against circular and y axial displacements. vv Figs. 11 to 13 inclusive illustrate another 40 alternative form of the methodv of attach-.

ment shown in Figs. 8 to- 10 inclusive.

Fig. 14 shows a band formed of a single piece. Y

In the arrangement illust-rated in Figs. l

. to 4 inclusive, the body of the pulley is divided into two symmetrical parts 1-1, and said pulley body is secured onto the shaft (not shown) by means .of bolts 2 extending thro-ugh the hubI part. l

According to the invention, the outer band v3 receiving the belt is secured onto the pulley body 1-1 by tightening the bolts 4 extending througlrthe bended parts of the outer band, the latter servingV to hold the constituent parts of the pulley together.

or apertures 9 allowing .for an increasing f.

adherence of the belt.

Aside from preventing the axial slipping of the band the tongues, ears or embossed parts are used to prevent any movement of the band incircular direction and Vfor this purpose the said tongues or equivalent means are located into notches or cuts 10 provided in the lateral faces of the rim 7 of the pulley body as more clearly illustrated in Figs. 8 to 13 ofthe drawings.

In order vto enable the outer band to be 30 tightened'onto the pulley body by means of v the bolts 4, certain of the notchesor cuts 1() or 11 are made slightly larger than ythe tongues 6 or embossed parts 8, but as seen in Fig. 8, the middle tongues 6a fit exactly in the corresponding notches or cuts so as to cause the outer band to rotate without slipping. j

In Figure 14, the outer band is formed of a single piece split at 12, the part diametrically oppositerlQbeing rendered elastic by means of an inwardly turned portion 13 formed in the outer band, bolts or the Ylike being provided for the purpose of tightening said band onto the pulley body. f

It is to be understood that the said onepiece band can be provided with means preventing its circular and/or axial displacementrelative to the pulley body, and that" the said retaining means may Vretain various other forms than those described with-out exceeding the limits of the invention.

I claim-f* 1. A split pulley comprising a hub mem ber, a rim member provided with a series of 105 notches in the side facesth-ereof, connecting means between the hub memberv and the rim member, anv outer 'band formed of a plurality of sectionstightened rtogether for assembling the aforesaid members, and a Vseries 110 of tongues extending from the band member and engaged in the notches in the rim member to prevent both axial and circular movements of said band relative to said rim member.

2. In a split pulley according to claim l, wherein certain of the notches of the rim member are ofthe same width as that of the tongues, While the other notches ot the said rim member are of great-er width relative to that of the corresponding tongues.

3. In a split pulley according to claim l, wherein the notches Iopposite the middle tongues of each section of the band are of the same Width as that ot' the said corresponding` tongues While the remaining notches corresponding to the other tongues are of gradually increasing Width towards the ends of the band sections.

l4. A split pulley comprising a hub member, a rim member having a series of notches 1n the side faces thereof, connectingm-eans between the said hub and lrim members, an

outer band'formed of a single split piece` including at least one inwardlybent and'jresilient portion, means in the form of tongues stamped in the said band and extending into corresponding notches of the rim member, and at least one of saidtongues fitting exactly in its corresponding notch.

5. A split pulley including a rim mem ber having a series of notches yin the side faces thereof, a tWovpart body and a twvo part outer band tightened together on the said body, each half of said Vbandbeiiigprd vided with tongues extending into 'corresponding,` notches of the rim member to prevent both axial and circular movements of the said band relative to saidrim.

Louis RoUANEri 

